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Jan 20-26, 2011

Vol. 15, No. 3

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Local News

The Soap Opera on the Hill: With meetings underway between student government and the college, the political drama at COCC may be coming to a close

It's possible to live in Bend and never set foot on the Central Oregon Community College campus.

By Mike Bookey
Jan 19, 2011
Local News

Obama's Homeowner Plan a "Colossal Disappointment," Merkley says.

By The Source Staff
Jan 19, 2011
Local News

Enough Already: Tuning out and turning off in the electronic age

Thoughts on Facebook, e-mail, cell phones and our over-connected world.

By Bob Woodward
Jan 20, 2011
Local News

All That Jazz: A triple-header for local fans

Reviews of the Jazz at the Oxford, Jazz at Joe's and Cascade School of Music shows this past weekend.

By Bob Woodward
Jan 19, 2011
Local News

Darkside of the Moon + Wizard of Oz = Wild Night at the Tower

Dark Side of the Rainbow comes to the Tower Theatre in Bend on January 22.

By The Source Staff
Jan 19, 2011
Local News

Keep Up the Good Work, Milton Bradley

The Seattle Mariner's Milton Bradley was arrested...just in time for spring training.

By The Source Staff
Jan 19, 2011
Local News

Most Awesome Pizza Ever!

Taco Bell, McDonalds, A&W -- all on top of a pizza.

By The Source Staff
Jan 20, 2011
Local News

Portlandia, a Comedy all About Portland, Premiers Friday

Portlandia, starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, premiers on IFC Friday night.

By The Source Staff
Jan 21, 2011
Local News

Bend's Police Chief, Sandi Baxter, to Retire

After more than 30 years with the department, Bend Police Chief Sandi Baxter announces retirement.

By The Source Staff
Jan 21, 2011
Local News

Mickey Avalon On Friday Night: Call Him Mr. Right Out the Door

A brief recap on Mickey Avalon's Bend debut on Friday night.

By The Source Staff
Jan 23, 2011
Local News

Hal Sparks to Perform at The Tower Theatre on Saturday, April 30

Stand-up comedian Hal Sparks to appear in Bend, Oregon in April.

By The Source Staff
Jan 24, 2011
Local News

Concert Review: Amos Lee at The Crystal Ballroom

Amos Lee rips it up at Portland's Crystal Ballroom.

By The Source Staff
Jan 25, 2011
Local News

2011 Oscar Nominations Announced

By The Source Staff
Jan 25, 2011
Local News

Oregon Drug Bust of the Week: Look at all that Meth

Law enforcement breaks up a meth ring in Madras.

By The Source Staff
Jan 25, 2011
Local News

127 Hours and Blue Valentine Open in Bend on Friday

Critically acclaimed films 127 Hours and Blue Valentine open in Bend on Friday, January 28, 2011.

By The Source Staff
Jan 25, 2011
Local News

Sasquatch 2011 Wish List

Wish list for the 2011 Sasquatch lineup announcement on February 7th.

By The Source Staff
Jan 21, 2011
Local News

Shakespeare in the Park Comes to Bend

Shakespeare comes to life in Bend this summer with a production of "A Mid Summer Night's Dream" in Drake Park.

By The Source Staff
Jan 24, 2011
Local News

Pho Viet & Cafe Is Open, Serving, and We're Eating

By The Source Staff
Jan 19, 2011
Local News

Kayo's Lounge Gets a 1950s Makeover with the Marilyn Room

Kayo's lounge is now the Marilyn Room.

By The Source Staff
Jan 19, 2011
Local News

Quick! Get Your Lust List Votes In!

By The Source Staff
Jan 19, 2011
Local News

One Man Band: Boy Eats Drum Machine Opens for Empty Space Orchestra Tonight

Boy Eats Drum Machine

By The Source Staff
Jan 21, 2011
Local News

Darkside of the Rainbow: Oz meets Floyd at the Tower tonight

By The Source Staff
Jan 22, 2011
Local News

Got a relationship problem? Yo, we'll solve it

By The Source Staff
Jan 24, 2011
Local News

Mosley Wotta to Play at the Sundance Film Festival

Mosley Wotta is booked to play the Sundance Film Festival.

By The Source Staff
Jan 24, 2011
Local News

Dawes Tonight in Bend, with Jonny Corndawg

Dawes comes to Bend, just for you.

By The Source Staff
Jan 25, 2011

Editorial

The Poop, the Straight Poop and Nothing But the Poop

We're Number Three: University of Oregon Ducks

By Source Weekly
Jan 19, 2011
Editorial

Whisnant Tries an End Run Around the DLCD

Laws can be a real pain in the ass. They often make you do things you don't want to do, or stop you from doing things you want to do.

By Source Weekly
Jan 19, 2011
Letters to the Editor

The County's Senseless Preamble

The county planning commission has been wrestling for literally years with a long-overdue update of the county's comprehensive planning document.

By Source Weekly
Jan 19, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Death Penalty Isn't The Answer

By Source Weekly
Jan 20, 2011
Letters to the Editor

A Sea Bass By Another Name

That's the real name of that endangered Chilean sea bass you raved about

By Source Weekly
Jan 19, 2011
Letters to the Editor

A Spelling Lesson

She advocated not giving dog people a spot in either Virginia Meissner or Swampy Lakes [sno-parks.]

By Source Weekly
Jan 19, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Dog Concerns Are Valid At Swampy

Dog owners and DogPAC want to be seen as the victims in this debate.

By Source Weekly
Jan 19, 2011

Culture Features

In the Long Run: Greg Willits of Sisters on his first-place finish at the Baja 1000

As rattlesnakes and scorpions slumbered, Greg Willitts and his Honda CRF-450X motorcycle hauled ass beneath the pale moonlight, racing across remote miles of Mexican desert during the brutal Baja 1000 off-road event.

By Source Weekly
Jan 19, 2011
Picks

Our Picks for 01/19-01/27: Fine Line Comedy Showcase, Cicada Omega, 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off and Rail Jam, and more!

Our Picks for 01/19-01/27: Fine Line Comedy Showcase, Cicada Omega, 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off and Rail Jam, and more!

By Source Weekly
Jan 19, 2011

Chow

Little Bites: Turning Up the Heat: 20 restaurants compete in second-annual Chili Cook-off

Chili is a simple dish combining beans, meat and spices. Yet it seems that everyone from most grandmothers to every man who's ever watched a football game has the ultimate chili recipe.

By Sara Roth
Jan 19, 2011
Chow

Somehow, it Werks: Great pub food and atmosphere keep Old Mill Brew Werks from blending into its business park surroundings

Bend’s newest brewpub is a little different. First , it hasn’t released any beers yet – in fact, it just started brewing last week, although the restaurant has been serving food for nearly two months.

By Sara Roth
Jan 19, 2011
Beer & Drink

Bend is the Champion

By Source Weekly
Jan 19, 2011

Film

Pass the Bug Spray: Unoriginal banter destroys more than crime fighting in the abysmal Green Hornet

The Green Hornet arrived after a ton of negative buzz in the notorious mid-January cinematic dead zone and raked it in as the biggest box office moneymaker of the week.

By Morgan P Salvo
Jan 19, 2011
Film

Driving on the Road to Equality: Women go on strike in hopes of equal pay in Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham is the kind of movie that makes most, if not all, women feel some degree of gratitude.

By Anne Pick
Jan 19, 2011
Film Events

Let's Go Nowhere

ricky gervais, science channel, pyramids, thailand, germans, canada

By Source Weekly
Jan 19, 2011

Sound Stories & Interviews

Weiner Jokes! Mickey Avalon isn't really a jerk, he just plays one when he's rapping

Mickey Avalon raps that he has a "dick like Jesus" (whatever that means) and he's not afraid to let his listeners know things like this about him.

By Liz Reich
Jan 19, 2011

Outside Features

The Glory of Newberry: A new look at the biggest volcano in Oregon

No matter how many times you visit the Newberry National Monument, south of Bend, you'll see something new every time, and probably something you wonder about, muttering to yourself, as I do so often, Now, how did that happen?

By Jim Anderson
Jan 19, 2011